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   compulsory

   /kəmˈpʌls(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. required by law or a rule; obligatory: "compulsory military service"
   • ▪ involving or exercising compulsion; coercive: "the abuse of compulsory powers"

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a noun denoting a legal mandate which had to be obeyed): from medieval Latin compulsorius, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere (see compel).

   Derivatives

   • 1. compulsoriness noun

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   COMPULSORY definition: 1. If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law: 2. If something is…. Learn more.

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   If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.

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   Nov 8, 2012 · The meaning of COMPULSORY is mandatory, enforced. How to use compulsory in a sentence.

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   COMPULSORY meaning: 1. If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law: 2. If something is…. Learn more.

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   com·pul·so·ry. (kəm-pŭl′sə-rē) adj. 1. Obligatory; required: a compulsory examination. 2. Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive. n. often cumpulsoriesSports. An element, such as a dive or school figure, required of all competitors in an athletic competition.

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   Synonyms for COMPULSORY: mandatory, required, incumbent, necessary, obligatory, urgent, needed, imperative; Antonyms of COMPULSORY: voluntary, optional, elective, discretionary, unnecessary, unwanted, chosen, unimportant

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   adjective. /kəmˈpʌlsəri/ that must be done because of a law or a rule synonym mandatory. English is a compulsory subject at this level. compulsory education/schooling. The strikers are protesting against the threat of compulsory redundancies.

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   Compulsory definition: required; mandatory; obligatory. See examples of COMPULSORY used in a sentence.

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    using compulsion; compelling; constraining: compulsory measures to control rioting. n. something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition: The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.

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    adjective. These are words and phrases related to compulsory. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of compulsory. The nation has compulsory education for everyone between the ages of six and sixteen. Synonyms. mandatory. obligatory. required. imperative. requisite. demanded. prescriptive. binding.